44.2% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Two Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Two Rocks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Two Rocks have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade-based qualifications are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below both the state and national figures. While 44.2% of residents finished high school, about 27.6% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Two Rocks, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.2% of adults holding one—far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41% of residents.
10.2% ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Two Rocks, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Two Rocks are most likely to be trained in engineering and related fields, which make up 20.1% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas. Most are government-run primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
2.27
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
512
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Two Rocks
6 schools — 3,073 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Two Rocks Primary School, Two Rocks | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 456 | 966 |
| Atlantis Beach Baptist College, Two Rocks | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 291 | 972 |
| Yanchep Beach Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 604 | 983 |
| Yanchep Rise Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 459 | 951 |
| Yanchep Lagoon Primary School, Yanchep | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 409 | 976 |
| Yanchep Secondary College, Yanchep | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 854 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Two Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51475/two-rocks/topic/education